Events Archive: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Upcoming Events
December 2023
A Wild Winter Soiree: Cheers to Chartering - December Chapter Meeting
Watershed Stewardship Center, 2277 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH, 44134 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Chapter Social Program/Speaker Presentation Group Tour Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Deepen your roots with Wild Ones as we learn, create, connect, and cultivate community at our Wild Soiree!
Hear what we accomplished in 2023, what our goals are for 2024, and create your own natural holiday ornament while Cleveland Metroparks and the Greater Cleveland Chapter present the importance of native plants within Green Infrastructure. Light refreshments will be available.
January 2024
Winter Sowing Workshop - Lorain
Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Rd N, Elyria, OH, 44035 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Interested in learning about winter sowing?
Wild Ones Greater Cleveland and LCCC Specialty Gardens is teaming up to provide you this FREE educational hands-on workshop with regards to winter sowing!
To register please email [email protected]
2024 January Officer Meeting Members Only
Independence Library, 6361 Selig Dr, Independence, OH, 44131 Map
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
Seed Packaging Event (TBD) Members Only
Members Only Chapter Social
TBD
2024 January Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
"Cultivating Change" with Lorraine Johnson
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Explore how native gardening can address climate challenges in our next Wild Ones national webinar, “Cultivating Change” with author and activist Lorraine Johnson. Johnson has been researching and writing about environmental issues for three decades. Learn about the pivotal role of gardening as an act of stewardship in the face of climate and ecological challenges. Discover the profound connections between individual gardens and the broader world and learn how these green spaces can serve as catalysts for positive ecological and social change. Join Wild Ones for a practical and insightful discussion on gardening's positive impact on the environment and our future.
Cleveland Seed Bank - Seed Swap Event
Public Welcome
TBD
February 2024
2024 February Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 February Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
March 2024
2024 March Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 March Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
April 2024
Mustill Store and Gardens Tour (Tentative)
Mustill Store, 57 W North St, Akron, OH, 44304 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Come explore the little known native plant gardens at the Mustill Store Museum with Cascade Locks Parks Association members Mary Starkbuck and Diane Davis. See the early spring ephemerals as they are peek through the soil and begin blooming.
Parking and restrooms available on site.
cascadelocks.org
2024 April Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 April Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
Earth Day Event - Akron Zoo
Akron Zoo, 500 Edgewood Ave, Akron, OH, 44307 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains
TBD
May 2024
2024 May Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
Cleveland Metroparks - Native Plant Sale
TBD
Public Welcome Family Friendly
TBD
2024 May Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
Summit Metro Parks - Native Plant Festival
Public Welcome
TBD
Medina Park District - Native Plant Sale
TBD
Public Welcome Free Event
TBD
June 2024
2024 Northeast Ohio Pollinator Summer Festival
Gateway Elementary School, 229 Gateway Ave, Conneaut, OH, 44030 Map
Public Welcome Paid Event Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Conference/Symposium Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
TBD
2024 June Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
Presentation to Gates Mills Garden Club Members Only
Gates Mills, OH, 44040 Map
Members Only Program/Speaker Presentation Free Public Parking
This is a private event. Greater Cleveland Wild Ones Chapter will be presenting our programs and initiatives to the Gates Mills Garden Club.
2024 June Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
Amherst Historical Society - Install Native Plant Garden
TBD
Public Welcome Garden Installation/Maintenance
TBD
Summit County Master Gardeners Tour of Gardens
TBD
Public Welcome
TBD
July 2024
Placeholder for Chapter Member/Area Garden Tour Members Only
Members Only Free Event Home Garden Tour
TBD
2024 July Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 July Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
Guy Denny Prairie Tour and Native Plant Sale
Guy Denny Prairie
Public Welcome Free Event
TBD
Placeholder for Chapter Member/Area Garden Tour
TBD
Public Welcome Home Garden Tour
TBD
Richland County Park District - Pollinator & Native Plant Festival (Mansfield Area)
Public Welcome
TBD
August 2024
2024 August Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
Backyard Nature Bash - Cleveland Metroparks
West Creek Reservation-Watershed Stewardship Center, 2277 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH, 44134 Map
Public Welcome Free Event Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Learn how to improve your backyard with nature at this family-friendly event. Enjoy live music and wagon rides, shop the native plant sale, and get tips from experts on how to install rain gardens that attract pollinators at this fun, free fest!
Accessibility: Cleveland Metroparks staff can adapt many programs to be accessible to anyone who would like to participate assuming they meet the essential eligibility criteria. Reasonable accommodation can also be made. Please make a request at the time of registration but no later than 72 business hours prior to the program. Contact us at 440-887-1968 or [email protected].
2024 August Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
Medina County Native Plant Festival
Oenslager Nature Center, 6364 Deerview Ln, Medina, OH, 44256 Map
Public Welcome Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
All are welcome to join Medina County Parks for our first annual Native Plant Festival and Sale where we will explore the connection between native plants, people, and wildlife. In addition to the plant sale, this free event features nature hikes, native plant gardening presentations, monarch tagging, and informational displays by some of our important native plant partners such as Wild Ones, OSU Extension, Medina County Master Gardeners, and Greater Akron Audubon.
September 2024
Medina County Native Plant Festival
Oenslager Nature Center, 6364 Deerview Ln, Medina, OH, 44256 Map
Public Welcome Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
All are welcome to join Medina County Parks for our second annual Native Plant Festival and Sale where we will explore the connection between native plants, people, and wildlife. In addition to the plant sale, this free event features nature hikes, native plant gardening presentations, monarch tagging, and informational displays by some of our important native plant partners such as Wild Ones, OSU Extension, Medina County Master Gardeners, and Greater Akron Audubon.
2024 September Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 September Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
October 2024
2024 October Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
Guy Denny Prairie Seed Collection Members Only
Guy Denny Prairie
Members Only Free Event
TBD
2024 October Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
November 2024
2024 November Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 November Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.
December 2024
2024 December Officer Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Limited Access Recording Chapter Board Meeting
Monthly Officer Meeting
2024 December Chapter Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation
All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.
A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.